EP2342836B1 - Methods, apparatus and computer program product for transmission diversity - Google Patents

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EP2342836B1
EP2342836B1 EP08875263.9A EP08875263A EP2342836B1 EP 2342836 B1 EP2342836 B1 EP 2342836B1 EP 08875263 A EP08875263 A EP 08875263A EP 2342836 B1 EP2342836 B1 EP 2342836B1
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  • the invention relates to methods, apparatuses and computer program products for transmission diversity.
  • LTE-A Long Term Evolution-Advanced
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • Uplink control signals such as Acknowledgement (ACK), Negative Acknowledgement (NACK), Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), and uplink scheduling requests may be transmitted on a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) in the absence of uplink data.
  • ACK Acknowledgement
  • NACK Negative Acknowledgement
  • CQI Channel Quality Indicator
  • uplink scheduling requests may be transmitted on a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) in the absence of uplink data.
  • PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
  • PUCCH Format 2 is designed to convey periodic CQI, Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) and Rank Indicator (RI). Control signaling in PUCCH is based on sequence modulation. Cyclically shifted zero-autocorrelation sequences take care of both code-division multiple access between user devices and the conveyance of the control information. On the PUCCH Format 2 zero-autocorrelation sequences of length 12 symbols (1 resource block) are Quadrature Phase Shift keying (QPSK) modulated thus carrying two information bits per sequence. Different user devices may be multiplexed by using different cyclic shifts of a zero-autocorrelation sequence into the given frequency/time resource. Typically, six parallel channels per a Resource Block (RB) are provided, assuming that an every second cyclic shift is in use.
  • RB Resource Block
  • US 2007/0127586 relates to a method for transmitting multiple independent data streams from subsets of a plurality of radio antennas.
  • the method includes determining by the receiver, an antenna partitioning, including relative phase rotations to be applied to each antenna, that results in the highest channel capacity among the possible partitionings.
  • European patent application publication number EP 1,944,882 A1 relates to a terminal apparatus including a channel estimating unit that receives signals of pilot channels which are allocated to respective base station antennas and are orthogonal to each other and estimates channels with the respective base station antennas based on the signals of the pilot channels; an antenna selecting/phase amount calculating unit that performs selection of a base station antenna or calculation of phase rotation amounts of the base station antennas based on a result of channel estimation by the channel estimating unit; and a transmission unit that transmits an identification of the base station antenna selected by the antenna selecting/phase amount calculating unit or the phase rotation amounts calculated by the antenna selecting/phase amount calculating unit.
  • an apparatus comprising: a grouper configured to group antennas into antenna groups, if more antennas suitable for transmission are provided than pilot resources per a time slot; a rotator configured to rotate selected symbols with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol- specific phases; a transmitter configured to transmit symbols using a first antenna or antenna group of a user device and the rotated symbols using a second antenna or antenna group of the user device.
  • an apparatus comprising: estimator configured to make time-slot specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device; a rotator configured to rotate a channel estimate made for a signal transmitted by the at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device with antenna- specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases; and a determinator configured to determine a symbol-specific combined channel estimate for a time-slot by summing and/or averaging the channel estimates.
  • a method comprising: grouping antennas into antenna groups, if more antennas suitable for transmission are provided than pilot resources per a time slot; transmitting symbols using a first antenna or antenna group of a user device; and rotating selected symbols with antenna-specific or antenna group- specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases; and transmitting the rotated symbols using at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device.
  • a method comprising: making time-slot specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device; rotating a channel estimate made for a signal transmitted by the at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases; and determining a symbol-specific combined channel estimates by summing and/or averaging the channel estimates.
  • a method comprising: determining if data-symbol specific phases equal to an orthogonal sequence element used on a predetermined reference signal symbol are used; making reference signal symbol specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device; and using the channel estimates corresponding to the predetermined reference signal symbol in a coherent demodulation of a data symbol.
  • an apparatus comprising: means for grouping antennas into antenna groups, if more antennas suitable for transmission are provided than pilot resources per a time slot; means for transmitting symbols using a first antenna or antenna group of a user device; and means for rotating selected symbols with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases; and means for transmitting the rotated symbols using at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device.
  • an apparatus comprising: means for making time-slot specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device; means for rotating a channel estimate made for a signal transmitted by the at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases; and means for determining a symbol-specific combined channel estimates by summing and/or averaging the channel estimates.
  • an apparatus comprising: means for determining if data-symbol specific phases equal to an orthogonal sequence element used on a predetermined reference signal symbol are used; means for making reference signal symbol specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device; and means for using the channel estimates corresponding to the predetermined reference signal symbol in a coherent demodulation of a data symbol.
  • a computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium configured to control a processor to perform a method, the method comprising: grouping antennas into antenna groups, if more antennas suitable for transmission are provided than pilot resources per a time slot; transmitting symbols using a first antenna or antenna group of a user device; and rotating selected symbols with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases; and transmitting the rotated symbols using at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device.
  • a computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium configured to control a processor to perform a method, the method comprising: making time-slot specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device; rotating a channel estimate made for a signal transmitted by the at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases; and determining a symbol-specific combined channel estimates by summing and/or averaging the channel estimates.
  • a computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium configured to control a processor to perform a method, the method comprising: determining if data-symbol specific phases equal to an orthogonal sequence element used on a predetermined reference signal symbol are used: making reference signal symbol specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device; and using the channel estimates corresponding to the predetermined reference signal symbol in a coherent demodulation of a data symbol.
  • Embodiments are applicable to any user terminal, server, corresponding component, and/or to any communication system or any combination of different communication systems that support required functionality.
  • E-UTRA, UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • E-UTRAN Long Term Evolution
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • WiMAX Wireless Local Area Network
  • Bluetooth® Personal Communications Services
  • PCS Personal Communications Services
  • UWB Ultra Mobile Wideband
  • Figure 1 is a simplified system architecture only showing some elements and functional entities, all being logical units whose implementation may differ from what is shown.
  • the connections shown in Figure 1 are logical connections; the actual physical connections may be different. It is apparent to a person skilled in the art that the systems also comprise other functions and structures. It should be appreciated that the functions, structures, elements and the protocols used in or for group communication, are irrelevant to the actual invention. Therefore, they need not to be discussed in more detail here.
  • FIG. 1 shows a part of a radio access network of E-UTRA which is air interface of Release 8.
  • LTE or E-UTRA
  • the E-UTRA according to Release 8 uses Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) for the downlink and Single Carrier FDMA (SC-FDMA) for the uplink, and employs multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) with up to four antennas per station.
  • OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • each OFDM symbol is a linear combination of the signals on each of the subcarriers. Further, each OFDM symbol is preceded by a cyclic prefix (CP), which is used to decrease Inter-Symbol Interference. Unlike in OFDM, SC-FDMA subcarriers are not independently modulated.
  • CP cyclic prefix
  • the communications system is a cellular radio system which comprises a node B (or an Enhanced node B (eNodeB), base station) 100, which has bi-directional radio links 102 and 104 to user devices (UE) 106 and 108.
  • the user devices may be fixed, vehicle-mounted or portable.
  • the user devices 106 and 108 may refer to portable computing devices.
  • Such computing devices include wireless mobile communication devices operating with or without a subscriber identification module (SIM), including, but not limited to, the following types of devices: mobile phone, multimedia device, personal digital assistant (PDA), handset.
  • SIM subscriber identification module
  • the user devices have multiple antennas.
  • the eNodeB includes transceivers, for instance. From the transceivers of the eNodeB, a connection is provided to an antenna unit that establishes bi-directional radio links to the user devices.
  • the eNodeB is further connected to a core network 110 (CN).
  • CN core network 110
  • SAE System Architecture Evolution
  • PDN GW Packet Data Network Gateway
  • MME Mobile Management Entity
  • the communication system is also able to communicate with other networks, such as a public switched telephone network or the Internet.
  • Embodiments provide Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) format 2 arrangement that allows the use of multiple transmit antennas without reducing the multiplexing capacity of PUCCH yet providing transmission antenna diversity. Additionally, the concept of antenna re-grouping between slots may reduce the impact of possible negative correlation between the transmit antennas. Furthermore, the concept is robust against the Doppler phenomenon.
  • PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
  • the proposed multi-antenna extension enables that user devices supporting different releases, such as Rel. 8 and Rel. 10, may share the same PUCCH resources.
  • the embodiments relate to enabling data symbol estimation in a receiver.
  • open-loop transmission diversity methods are used on PUCCH (Frequency division duplex and/or Time division duplex are deployed).
  • the open-loop transmission diversity typically requires orthogonal resources for different antennas for reducing interference.
  • the open-loop solution needs also to support high velocities of user devices.
  • a separate PUCCH channel is provided for different antennas of a user device.
  • the transmission mode used is a Single-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (SU-MIMO) which exploits spatial multiplexing.
  • SU-MIMO Single-User Multiple Input Multiple Output
  • Different MIMO systems are designed to provide improved performance, such as higher throughput, greater capacity and improved reliability.
  • the MIMO systems can be divided into two modes: single-user MIMO and multi-user MIMO.
  • One target of the single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO) is to increase peak data rate per a user device, whereas a main target of the multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) is to increase sector or service cell capacity.
  • MU-MIMO multi-user MIMO
  • a PUCCH format 2 transmission frame is shown.
  • the frame includes 2 frequency hopping time slots, slot 0 200 and slot 1 202.
  • a slot contains two OFDM symbols for demodulation reference signal and five OFDM symbols for control data 212-230.
  • the embodiment depicted in Figure 3 may be executed in a transmitter.
  • the transmitter typically locates in a user device.
  • the embodiment starts in 300.
  • the embodiment may be used to transmit Channel Quality Indicators on a Physical Uplink Control Channel.
  • antennas are grouped into antenna groups, if more antennas suitable for transmission are provided than pilot resources per a time slot (302).
  • pilot resources mean any kind of pilot resources of which pilot symbols are one example. It should be understood that in some circumstances more pilot resources may be provided that pilot symbols.
  • Each antenna group may be though to form a virtual antenna. In this case, multiple transmission antennas composing an antenna group transmit the same signal. The antenna grouping may be re-ordered between time slots in order to mitigate the impact of possible negative correlation between antennas.
  • antenna grouping for four transmission (TX) antennas and two reference signals per a time slot may be as follows: Table 1 Slot 0 Slot 1 Virtual TX antenna 1 TX antenna 1&3 TX antenna 1&4 Virtual TX antenna 2 TX antenna 2&4 TX antenna 2&3
  • antenna groups may be re-ordered, for example as follows: Table 2 Slot 0 Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 1 Antenna group 1 Antenna group 2 Antenna group 1 Antenna group 2 Antenna 1 x x Antenna 2 x x Antenna 3 x x Antenna 4 x x
  • half of the antennas within an antenna group may be multiplied with a predetermined rotator, for instance with -1: Table 3 Slot 0 Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 1 Antenna group 1 Antenna group 2 Antenna group 1 Antenna group 2 Antenna 1 1 1 Antenna 2 1 -1 Antenna 3 1 1 Antenna 4 1 -1
  • symbols are transmitted using a first antenna or antenna group of a user device.
  • the transmission is typically carried out according to Release 8.
  • selected symbols are rotated with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases.
  • Reference signal for different transmission antennas or antenna groups may be separated by spreading reference signal symbols block-wise with orthogonal sequences.
  • Block-wise spreading may be carried out by multiplying a reference signal symbol with a corresponding element of the orthogonal sequence.
  • the reference signal symbol of at least one second antenna or antenna group on symbol 5 may be multiplied by -1 effectively implementing block-wise spreading between transmission antennas or antenna groups by using Walsh-Hadamard sequence as an orthogonal sequence.
  • precoding (antenna phase) sequences for data symbols for transmission via a second antenna or antenna group are possible, such as [+1 -1 +1 -1 +1] or [+1 +1 +1 -1 -1].
  • the data-symbol specific phases used in a time-slot may also be uniformly distributed on a unit circle.
  • the rotated symbols are transmitted using an at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device.
  • the rotated symbols may be transmitted through all the antennas or antenna groups. In that case, the rotated symbols are transmitted using the at least one second antenna or antenna group and the first antenna or antenna group. In this option, also the precoding (antenna phase) sequences and, thus, symbol rotations are specific for each antenna or antenna group.
  • the embodiment ends in block 312.
  • the embodiment may be repeated in many different ways, one example is depicted by arrow 314.
  • FIG. 4 Another embodiment depicted in Figure 4 may be carried out in a receiver.
  • the receiver typically locates in a node B.
  • the embodiment begins in block 400.
  • time-slot specific channel estimates are made for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device.
  • Antenna group specific channel estimates may be obtained by combining interim channel estimates for reference signal symbols 1 and 5 according to the orthogonal cover code used in a transmitter.
  • Orthogonal reference signals are obtainable in many ways, such as by using Hadamard codes [1, 1] or [1, -1] or other orthogonal cover codes between antennas, or by using cyclic shift separation.
  • the channel estimation (tracking) in OFDM systems is usually based on the use of pilot symbols or subcarriers by correlating a received signal corresponding to transmitted pilot symbols with the pilot symbols.
  • a channel estimate made for a signal transmitted by the at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device is rotated with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases.
  • the channel estimates may be rotated symbol-by-symbol according to a predetermined sequence corresponding to the sequence used in a transmitter. Rotation made in a transmitter is explained above by means of Figure 3 .
  • a combined symbol-specific channel estimate is determined by summing and/or averaging the channel estimates. After that, a coherent demodulation may be carried out by using the combined channel estimate.
  • the embodiment ends in block 408.
  • the embodiment may be repeated in many different ways, one example is depicted by arrow 410.
  • a special case is described: if data-symbol specific phases which are equal to an orthogonal sequence element used on a predetermined reference signal symbol are used, (block 414) the reference signal symbol specific channel estimates are made for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device; and (block 416) the channel estimates corresponding to the predetermined reference signal symbol are used in a coherent demodulation of a data symbol.
  • the predetermined reference signal may be the closest reference signal symbol. In this option, transmit antenna or antenna group specific channel estimates are not made.
  • the steps/points, signaling messages and related functions described above in Figures 3 and 4 are in no absolute chronological order, and some of the steps/points may be performed simultaneously or in an order differing from the given one. Other functions can also be executed between the steps/points or within the steps/points and other signaling messages sent between the illustrated messages. Some of the steps/points or part of the steps/points can also be left out or replaced by a corresponding step/point or part of the step/point.
  • the node B operations illustrate a procedure that may be implemented in one or more physical or logical entities.
  • the signaling messages are only exemplary and may even comprise several separate messages for transmitting the same information. In addition, the messages may also contain other information.
  • FIG. 5 shows a simplified example of an apparatus wherein embodiments are applicable.
  • the apparatus of Figure 5 may be located in a user device, such as a mobile device.
  • the mobile device refers to a portable computing device.
  • Such computing devices include wireless mobile communication devices operating with or without a subscriber identification module (SIM), including, but not limited to, the following types of devices: a mobile phone, smartphone, personal digital assistant (PDA), multimedia device and handset.
  • SIM subscriber identification module
  • Other examples include a personal computer, game console, laptop (a notebook), and personal digital assistant.
  • the apparatus typically uses the antennas and radio frequency parts of the user device for transmission as well as a digital signal processor and other units/modules of the user device for processing signals.
  • the apparatus may be implemented as processor or a part of a processor which typically includes a computer program.
  • the processor is located in a control unit (502) of a user device (500).
  • the control unit is configured to group antennas into antenna groups, if more antennas suitable for transmission are provided than pilot symbols per a time slot, transmit symbols using a first antenna or antenna group of a user device, rotate selected symbols with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases, and transmit the rotated symbols using an at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device.
  • Term “transmit” is used herein to mean transmission control when used in connection to the control unit.
  • the apparatus may also be a user device, in which case "transmit” may mean both transmission control and physical transmission itself by a transmitter (504) and the part of the apparatus carrying out the antenna grouping and symbol rotation may be located in a control unit of the user device, such as a digital signal processor. Another option is that this part of the apparatus is a separate unit.
  • an apparatus comprising: means (502) for grouping antennas into antenna groups, if more antennas suitable for transmission are provided than pilot resources per a time slot; means (502, 504) for transmitting symbols using a first antenna or antenna group of a user device; and means (502) for rotating selected symbols with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases; and means (502, 504) for transmitting the rotated symbols using at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device.
  • the apparatus may also include other parts, such as more processors for different tasks, than those shown in Figure 5 .
  • An embodiment provides a computer program embodied on a distribution medium, comprising program instructions which, when loaded into an electronic apparatus, constitute the antenna grouping and symbol rotation as well as the transmission control.
  • the computer program may be in source code form, object code form, or in some intermediate form, and it may be stored in some sort of carrier, which may be any entity or device capable of carrying the program.
  • carrier include a record medium, computer memory, read-only memory, electrical carrier signal, telecommunications signal, and software distribution package, for example.
  • the computer program may be executed in a single electronic digital computer or it may be distributed amongst a number of computers.
  • Programs also called program products, including software routines, applets and macros, can be stored in any apparatus-readable data storage medium and they include program instructions to perform particular tasks. All modifications and configurations required for implementing functionality of an embodiment may be performed as routines, which may be implemented as added or updated software routines, application circuits (ASIC) and/or programmable circuits. Further, software routines may be downloaded into an apparatus.
  • the apparatus such as a server, or a server component, may be configured as a computer or a microprocessor, such as single-chip computer element, including typically a memory for providing storage area used for arithmetic operation and an operation processor for executing the arithmetic operation.
  • An example of the operation processor includes a central processing unit.
  • the memory may be removable memory detachably connected to the apparatus.
  • Figure 6 shows another simplified example of an apparatus wherein embodiments are applicable.
  • the apparatus of Figure 6 may be located in anode B, such as eNodeB.
  • the apparatus typically uses the antennas and radio frequency parts of the node B, such as eNodeB (600) for reception as well as a digital signal processor and other units/modules of the node B, such as eNodeB for processing signals.
  • the apparatus may be implemented as processor or a part of a processor which typically includes a computer program.
  • the processor is located in a control unit (602) of the node B.
  • the control unit is configured to make time-slot specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of anode B, rotate a channel estimate made for a signal transmitted by the at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases, and determine a combined channel estimate for a time-slot by summing and/or averaging the channel estimates.
  • Term "receive” is used herein to mean reception control when used in connection to the control unit.
  • the apparatus may also be anode B, in which case “received” may refer to both reception control and physical reception itself by a receiver (604) and the part of the apparatus carrying out making time-slot specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device, rotating a channel estimate made for a signal transmitted by the at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases, and determining a combined channel estimate for a time-slot by summing and/or averaging the channel estimates, may be located in a control unit of the node B, such as a digital signal processor. Another option is that this part of the apparatus is a separate unit.
  • the apparatus may also include a controller to determine if a precoding sequence [1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1] is used or if data-symbol specific phases equal to an orthogonal sequence element used on a predetermined reference signal symbol are used.
  • a controller to determine if a precoding sequence [1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1] is used or if data-symbol specific phases equal to an orthogonal sequence element used on a predetermined reference signal symbol are used.
  • the procedure used in these special cases is clarified in further detail by means of the flow chart of Figure 4 .
  • the control unit or a processor located in it may use the channel estimates corresponding to the predetermined reference signal symbol in a coherent demodulation of a data symbol.
  • an apparatus comprising: means (602) for making time-slot specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device; means (602) for rotating a channel estimate made for a signal transmitted by the at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases; and means (602) for determining a symbol-specific combined channel estimates by summing and/or averaging the channel estimates.
  • an apparatus comprising: means (602) for determining if data-symbol specific phases equal to an orthogonal sequence element used on a predetermined reference signal symbol are used; means (602) for making reference signal symbol specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device; and means (602) for using the channel estimates corresponding to the predetermined reference signal symbol in a coherent demodulation of a data symbol.
  • the apparatus may also include other parts, such as more processors for different tasks, than those shown in Figure 6 .
  • An embodiment provides a computer program embodied on a distribution medium, comprising program instructions which, when loaded into an electronic apparatus, constitute making time-slot specific channel estimates for signals received from a first and at least one second transmission antenna or antenna group of a user device, rotating a channel estimate made for a signal transmitted by the at least one second antenna or antenna group of the user device with antenna-specific or antenna group-specific, and/or data symbol-specific phases, and determining a combined channel estimate for a time-slot by summing and/or averaging the channel estimates.
  • the computer program may be in source code form, object code form, or in some intermediate form, and it may be stored in some sort of carrier, which may be any entity or device capable of carrying the program.
  • carrier include a record medium, computer memory, read-only memory, electrical carrier signal, telecommunications signal, and software distribution package, for example.
  • the computer program may be executed in a single electronic digital computer or it may be distributed amongst a number of computers.
  • Programs also called program products, including software routines, applets and macros, can be stored in any apparatus-readable data storage medium and they include program instructions to perform particular tasks. All modifications and configurations required for implementing functionality of an embodiment may be performed as routines, which may be implemented as added or updated software routines, application circuits (ASIC) and/or programmable circuits. Further, software routines may be downloaded into an apparatus.
  • the apparatus such as a user device or a user device component, may be configured as a computer or a microprocessor, such as single-chip computer element, including typically a memory for providing storage area used for arithmetic operation and an operation processor for executing the arithmetic operation.
  • An example of the operation processor includes a central processing unit.
  • the memory may be removable memory detachably connected to the apparatus.
  • the techniques described herein may be implemented by various means. For example, these techniques may be implemented in hardware (one or more devices), firmware (one or more devices), software (one or more modules), or combinations thereof.
  • the apparatus may be implemented within one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described herein, or a combination thereof.
  • ASICs application specific integrated circuits
  • DSPs digital signal processors
  • DSPDs digital signal processing devices
  • PLDs programmable logic devices
  • FPGAs field programmable gate arrays
  • processors controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described herein, or a combination thereof.
  • firmware or software the implementation can be carried out through modules of at least one chip set (e.g.,
  • the software codes may be stored in a memory unit and executed by processors.
  • the memory unit may be implemented within the processor or externally to the processor. In the latter case it can be communicatively coupled to the processor via various means, as is known in the art.
  • the components of systems described herein may be rearranged and/or complimented by additional components in order to facilitate achieving the various aspects, etc., described with regard thereto, and they are not limited to the precise configurations set forth in the given figures, as will be appreciated by one skilled in the art.

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